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- Title
Multisite infective endocarditis/endarteritis in a young peripartum patient with patent ductus arteriosus and rheumatic heart valve disease: a case report.
- Authors
Cagli, Kumral; Basar, Fatma Nurcan; Cagli, Kerim; Yalcinkaya, Adnan; Ozeke, Ozcan; Turhan, Nesrin; Golbasi, Zehra; Tufekcioglu, Omac
- Abstract
Infective endocarditis (IE) is rarely seen in pregnancy and puerperal period, and generally occurs in patients with preexisting heart disease or intravenous drug abuse. In this report, we describe a case of a 27-year-old patient with missed diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease and a moderate size patent ductus arteriosus, in whom multisite culture-negative IE/pulmonary endarteritis developed after uncomplicated vaginal delivery.
- Publication
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 2010, Vol 27, Issue 4, p466
- ISSN
1540-8175
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01111.x